This paper addresses two main questions: (1) What are the binding constraints to Guinea's economic growth? and (2) What would it take to accelerate growth in the country? Using the growth diagnostic approach, the paper finds three binding constraints to growth: (i) lack of good infrastructure...

The Government of Vietnam (GoV) has planned increased self-sufficiency in terms of the domestic production of wood and wood-processing products. For example, by 2010 the forestry industry could supply approximately enough raw materials for the wood-processing industry, including 100% of raw...